JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) in Delhi organized an international conference on Science in the Indian Traditions, January, 2010. I had the honor to deliver my address in the opening session. The chief guest who had spoken prior to me made a snide remark (not surprisingly) about being skeptical at what he saw as superstitious or mystical claims. In my talk I tried to make the case that India's traditional scientific claims can and should be evaluated not as dogma but as empirically verifiable. Over the past two years, several other engagements have flourished between JNU and various groups in USA to examine Sanskrit texts as sources for scientific knowledge. This is an important movement in which JNU is playing a positive role. Click to watch Video |
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